Julie Meyers is the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant Secretary, which means she heads Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Last Halloween, Meyers awarded first prize in a costume contest to an employee in blackface. The employee was dressed as a detainee with dreadlocks and dark makeup and Meyer — who as head of ICE runs a 32,000-bed detention system — voted for the employee to receive a "most original costume" prize.

But she says she regretted her vote (enough to push for all photos of the event to be erased immediately), and the worker has apparently been relocated. The Washington Post’s Spencer S. Hsu says this is not enough for Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Thompson has called for an independent investigation into whether the costume contributed to a “hostile work environment.” 

Meyers is still at ICE and her New Year’s Party managed to avoid hitting the Post’s A-section. Read Hsu here.  MB

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